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Ella Vos Premieres TEMPORARY, Plus Confirms North American Tour
by Tori Hartshorn - January 18, 2019 Rising pop star Ella Vos debuts a new song “Temporary” today—listen/share here. The song is taken from Vos' forthcoming EP, Watch and Wait, due January 25....
Pierce Pettis Releases His First New Album In Nearly A Decade
by Tori Hartshorn - January 11, 2019 A songwriter's songwriter, Pierce Pettis is back with his first new studio album in nearly a decade with FATHER'S SON, out January 18 on Compass Records. NPR Folk Alley is premiering the entire album online as part of their 'Hear It First' seires; listen to it here:...
Madame Mayhem Releases New Single BROKEN Today
by Tori Hartshorn - January 11, 2019 The single was co-written with Keith Wallen of Breaking Benjamin and features Ray Luzier of Korn on drums, as well as Billy Sheehan of David Lee Roth, Mr. Big and others on bass....
Sister Sparrow Releases New Video GOLD, Plus Announces 2019 Tour Dates
by Tori Hartshorn - January 10, 2019 Sister Sparrow (nee Arleigh Kincheloe) has released “Gold,” the video for the title track of her recent album and announced the first leg of her 2019 tour. “Gold” is currently being spun on numerous influential radio stations nationwide, including Sirius XM The Spectrum's Shortlist and Jam On, WFUV ...
Clint Alphin Readies New Record STRAIGHT TO MARROW
by Tori Hartshorn - January 10, 2019 Dunn, North Carolina, native Clint Alphin is set to release his fourth album, Straight to Marrow, on March 29th. A collection of bluesy, folksy, and straightforward American roots music, Straight to Marrow finds Clint's easy tenor vocals and down-home guitar picking entwined in his most eclectic al...
Madame Mayhem Releases New Single BROKEN
by Tori Hartshorn - January 08, 2019 MADAME MAYHEM will release her new single 'BROKEN' on January 11, 2019. The single was co-written with Keith Wallen of Breaking Benjamin and features Ray Luzier of Korn on drums, as well as Billy Sheehan of David Lee Roth, Mr. Big and others on bass....
In The Valley Below Announce Tour Supporting Albert Hammond Jr.
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 17, 2018 Art-rock duo In The Valley Below have announced a 2019 Spring U.S. tour supporting Albert Hammond Jr.; a full list of tour dates can be found below. The band recently pushed back the release of their sophomore album The Pink Chateau on Bright Antenna Records to 2019, and have been creating a massiv...
ASCAP, ACM and Bluebird Cafe Join Together for Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 13, 2018 For over 20 years, ASCAP has hosted a Music Café in the heart of the Sundance Film Festival, featuring intimate performances by songwriters and artists. Next month, ASCAP continues the tradition, and in collaboration with the Academy of Country Music and the famed Bluebird Cafe, will present some of...
Jim James Releases Spotify Singles Session, Announces Deluxe Vinyl
by Tori Hartshorn - December 12, 2018 Jim James has announced today's premiere of his new Spotify Singles Sessions, streaming exclusively viaSpotify. The session features two extraordinary tracks recorded with the activist singing collective Resistance Revival Chorus, including 'Over and Over' (originally found on UNIFORM DISTORTION) an...
Talos Shares Music Video For SEE ME
by Tori Hartshorn - December 12, 2018 Cork, Ireland-based Talos (a.k.a. Eoin French) has debuted the video for new single “See Me” via Flood Magazine. Says Flood, “'See Me' is a breezy orchestral affair positioning Eoin French's soaring Ezra Koenig falsetto over downbeat boom-bap electronics,” while calling the video “equally as lush” a...
J.D. Shelburne's Debut Single ONE LESS GIRL Gaining Traction At Country Radio
by Tori Hartshorn - December 11, 2018 Nashville recording artist and Country crooner J.D. Shelburne has been very busy lately promoting 'One Less Girl,' the first single from his 4th studio album, Two Lane Town. 'One Less Girl' made its world-wide premiere on CMT in September (click here to watch), and is now starting to gain traction a...
Valentino Announces 'Valentino Khan's House Party' Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 05, 2018 Valentino Khan today announces 'Valentino Khan's House Party' – the Los Angeles-native DJ/producer is inviting his fans out in slumber party attire for his first string of tour dates to come in the new year. Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 7th at 10am local time and will be available HERE. ...
Mary Bragg Announces New Album, 'Violets As Camouflage'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 30, 2018 Acclaimed Nashville singer/songwriter and 'Americana Queen' (Noisey) Mary Bragg announced today the release of her new album Violets As Camouflage on March 1st, 2019 via Tone Tree Music. Self-produced and self-engineered at her home studio in Nashville, TN, the fourteen-song collection is both beaut...
Stephen Kellogg's New Album 'Objects in the Mirror' Out This Friday
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 21, 2018 Stephen Kellogg is set to release Objects in the Mirror this Friday, November 23. Produced by fellow Americana singer-songwriter Will Hoge, the 12-track set was recorded over the course of a single week in Nashville, TN and tracked live with minimal overdubs. “I wanted to make an album that sounded ...
Preoccupations & Protomatyr Release Split 7'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 16, 2018 Preoccupations today have released a split 7' with their friends and future tour mates Protomartyr. The release features each band covering each other and Preoccupations reworking Protomartyr's 'Pontiac 87.' Listen HERE. The 7' is out today on Domino....
The Reverend Peyton Featured on John Mellencamp's New Track EYES ON THE PRIZE
by Tori Hartshorn - November 13, 2018 Heartland rocker John Mellencamp has released a new song 'Eyes On The Prize,' the first single from his upcoming record Other People's Stuff, featuring the inimitable guitar playing of Reverend J. Peyton of The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band....
DeVotchKa Announce New Tour Dates
by Tori Hartshorn - November 13, 2018 The multi-genre ensemble DeVotchKa have announced new tour dates in support of the critically acclaimed album This Night Falls Forever. This includes stops in New York City, Brooklyn, Somerville, Washington DC, Philadelphia, and two homecoming shows at The Bluebird Theater in Denver. Local supporter...
Handsome Jack Premieres New Music Video From EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT LP
by Tori Hartshorn - November 09, 2018 Hailing from Lockport NY, Handsome Jack plays a powerful and emotional fusion of boogie soul rock 'n' roll that has earned the admiration of fellow rock travelers such as Chris Robinson (CRB, Black Crowes), Zachary Gabbard (Buffalo Killers) and Ben McLeod of All Them Witches, who produced their new ...
Granville Automatic Release New Album, 'Radio Hymns'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 02, 2018 From love and affairs to deception and murder, drugs and debauchery to war and ghosts, Nashville has it all. Today, Granville Automaticreleases their fourth studio album Radio Hymns, a 13-track concept record that explores Nashville's lesser-known history, including everything from city founder Timo...
Carl Broemel Continues US Tour Tomorrow at The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles
by Tori Hartshorn - October 22, 2018 Tomorrow, October 23, Carl Broemel's national tour in support of his new album Wished Out (out now via Stocks in Asia/Thirty Tigers) continues at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. The tour will make stops in Portland, Denver, St. Paul, Chicago and many more. The Nashville-based instrumental duo St...
Steelism Release Surprise 'Superhero Themes EP' for Halloween
by Tori Hartshorn - October 19, 2018 To celebrate the Halloween season, Steelism, the duo of guitarist Jeremy Frankenstein (Fetzer) & pedal steel player Spooky (Spencer) Cullum, have released a surprise EP titled Superhero Themes. The EP features a cover of the Batman Theme and two original compositions 'The Dynamic Duo' and 'Dark Nigh...
Novo Amor Releases Debut Album 'Birthplace'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 19, 2018 Birthplace, the stunning debut album from Novo Amor is out today via AllPoints....
Cory Wong Announces Additional Tour Dates For Early 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 04, 2018 Guitarist Cory Wong has had quite the year. Late 2017 saw the release of his first solo record, Cory Wong and the Green Screen Band, and now The Optimist, his followup solo record, is out in the world. That's all aside from the numerous dates he tours with midwestern funk ensemble Vulfpeck and proje...
Stephen Kellogg Shares Will Hoge-Produced Single SYMPHONY OF JOY From Upcoming Album
by Tori Hartshorn - September 26, 2018 Stephen Kellogg has shared a new single, “Symphony Of Joy,” from his forthcoming Will Hoge-produced full-length Objects in the Mirror due out November 23, 2018. The song is a buoyant Americana-rocker that harkens back to Tom Petty and Bob Seger, in a style that brings to mind the happy-go-lucky appr...
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Shares New Song YOU CAN'T STEAL MY SHINE
by Tori Hartshorn - September 20, 2018 The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band have shared a new song, 'You Can't Steal My Shine,' the opening track from their upcoming album Poor Until Payday. The track is currently streaming on Popmatters who writes, 'The Rev lives up to his name here, bringing the house down with a scorching hymnal that i... |